Eight Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in West Kalimantan have\nbeen relocated to Batu Nyambu Protected Forest in Ketapang regency. The\nmove was made to protect them from the threat of forest and land\nfires.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe relocation on 9 October 2026 was the first transfer of\norangutans affected by fires to a habitat considered suitable and\nrelatively safe from the risk of burning,\u201d West Kalimantan Natural\nResources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) head Murlan Dameria Pane said in\nPontianak on Sunday (11 October), Antara reported.<\/p>\n
The eight orangutans, which had lost their habitat to fires, comprise\nthree mother-and-offspring pairs and two juvenile males.<\/p>\n
They were rescued from fire-affected sites in Ketapang and North\nKayong regencies between August and September 2026.<\/p>\n
Fires in Kalimantan have destroyed forest cover, severed corridors\nbetween areas and left orangutans isolated on plantations with limited\nfood sources and living space.<\/p>\n
This has increased the risk of conflict with people and threatens the\nsurvival of the protected animals.<\/p>\n
Among the relocated primates are Mama Man and her offspring, Man, who\nwere evacuated from Tempurukan village in Ketapang on 3 September. They\nhad been surviving on a community plantation near a forest area\nincreasingly threatened by fire.<\/p>\n
Four others \u2014 Mama Nopi and her offspring, Nopi, as well as two\njuvenile males named Naufal and Nopan \u2014 were rescued from Pemangkat\nvillage in North Kayong regency on 4 September.<\/p>\n
Mama Lifa and her offspring, Lifa, were evacuated on 18 September\nfrom an oil palm plantation in Pelang village, Ketapang.<\/p>\n
Before being moved, all the orangutans underwent health checks,\nreceived medical treatment as needed and were monitored at the Orangutan\nRehabilitation Centre run by the Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi\nIndonesia (YIARI) in Sungai Awan, Ketapang.<\/p>\n
All were declared healthy and continued to display natural behaviours\nas wild animals.<\/p>\n
YIARI operations director Argitoeranting said Batu Nyambu Protected\nForest was selected following an assessment of habitat suitability and\necological carrying capacity.<\/p>\n
The area, which covers about 23,000 hectares, has primary and\nsecondary forest cover, water sources, food plants and trees suitable\nfor nesting.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven amid the current fires, this location remains quite safe and\nhas not burned so far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
YIARI chief executive Karmele Llano S\u00e1nchez added that the relocation\nwould give the orangutans the opportunity to live freely again in their\nnatural habitat.<\/p>\n
From August to 9 October 2026, the West Kalimantan BKSDA and YIARI\nrescued a total of 46 Bornean orangutans affected by fires.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/eight-orangutans-relocated-to-ketapang-protected-forest-amid-wildfire-threat-1791733906", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }